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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1912
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a newspaper masthead and staff names, including Howell and Howe, with garbled lines suggesting a daily or weekly edition. No clear events, dates, or actions are readable to summarize a specific news item.
A jumble of 1910s public discourse mocks campaign cost fixes and party squabbles. Dixie asserts claims, tensions rise over campaign tags and buttons, Scott and Bee Cook are debated, and suffragists, Diaz, and Diaz era references mingle with polemical quips about elections, memory, and public figures amid a partisan whirlwind.
A Georgia political clash over the May 20 convention procedures prompts criticism that the state party will not let voters choose national delegates. The piece warns that county committees will name delegates based on the statewide plurality, suppressing minority voices and reviving machine politics.
The Journal of Commerce exhorts American business leaders to unite for sweeping postal reforms. It denounces the post office as inefficient and demoralized, urging prompt, sound delivery of first and second class mail.
Readers recall a sweeping investigation critiquing the country’s postal services and railway mail deficiencies. The House committee on expenditures in the Post Office Department reportedly remains sluggish after seven months of inquiry into Hitchcockism amid broader calls for organized action.
A collage of humorous quips and verse from a Georgia voice, noting moving picture campaign hype and the uproar over suffrage antics. A coroner’s dramatic scene after a freight accident is recalled, with satire on Third Term talk and local politics in Billsville and nearby verse pieces.
Cotton seed orders were placed today from March points to Memphis amid transport slowdowns. Officials cited limited supply and rising costs as distributors reported reduced availability and expect steady shipments in the coming weeks.
Lynchburg Virginia March 12 George E Huffman railway postal clerk was indicted in federal court on charges of stealing 26 000 from the mails in October the package moved from Keystone West Virginia to Philadelphia Pennsylvania He pleaded not guilty and the trial will begin tomorrow morning
Alabama to send a farm train this summer carrying agricultural and dairy exhibits from the department of agriculture. The Atlantic Coast Line will equip the train and provide free service within the state. Lecturers from Auburn and the state department of agriculture will lead, with about ten stops daily. The tour lasts four to six weeks.
Senate session at 2 p m saw finance committees set to vote Thursday on the steel tariff bill as appropriations moved a fortifications bill totaling 4 185 235 dollars with 150 000 set for Chesapeake entrance protection. Smoot urged a permanent printing commission and noted 25 000 900 lost in public document distribution over 17 years. House resumed debate on agricultural appropriations as steel firm freight rates were explained by G M Freer to the Stanley committee. Littlitan pledged a bill to address the legalized monopoly patent ruling and Forwards defended delay in Major Bay papers while the justice department was asked about the smelter trust. Adjourned at 7 02 p m until noon Wednesday.
Council committee discussed a proposed ordinance requiring red tail lights on all vehicles after dark and displaying rear license numbers. Haverty urged safety for slow-moving cars, citing St. Louis precedents. Estimate pegged at about $100,000, Alderman Warren doubting the total. Public session planned for March 24 to hear citizen views. Other measures included jail term power to the recorder, interest-only payments for public improvements, and restrictions on Whitehall Street parking.
Milwaukee relief crews reported twenty two passengers injured when four coaches of Chicago Milwaukee St Paul passenger train No 22 derailed near Oakwood Wisconsin, sixteen miles south of Milwaukee, after rail spreading caused the accident. Baggage cars were demolished, the smoker lay broken, and the day coach tipped on its side a hundred feet from the right of way.
A delegation of Savannah, Georgia, Negro Republican leaders urged President Taft to appoint Joseph F. Doyle as postmaster after a resignation sparked a local fight. The post office department reportedly favors Assistant Postmaster Baker, while the Republican organization, the chamber of commerce, and local businessmen back Doyle.
Decatur voters hear support for a $30,000 school bond to improve the public system. Plans for a city wide fire alarm, electric communication system, and a large fire bell were approved. The board also backs beautifying the Georgia railroad right of way with grass and flower plots.
In Richmond Kentucky on March 12 Isaac Lakes faced trial for disturbing public worship by singing loudly. After witnesses were absent the judge allowed the jury to vote on his voice. Lakes sang in the witness stand and the jury immediately acquitted him.
Bennie Langley, 17, disappeared from his father's Battle Hill home after two days helping behind the scenes at a local theater. The youth, described as well built for his age with light hair and black eyes, left wearing a blue suit and gray checked cap and is believed drawn by opportunities in travel and stage life. His anxious father appeals for his safe return.
Madrid March 12 The Spanish cabinet resigned yesterday has been rebuilt today Premier Canalejas retains leadership. The lineup includes Garcia Prieto as foreign affairs minister Arias Miranda justice minister Navarro Reverter finance minister Barroso interior minister General de Luque war minister Pidal marine minister Villanueva public works minister Duke of Alba public instruction.
A compact survey of local merchants presenting their ads as evidence of faith in products and willingness to stand behind them. The piece lauds every advertiser as worthy of study, noting some sell in compact lines while others fill larger spaces. It frames ads as a catalog of good goods inviting careful attention.
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